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To Write or Not to Write: Effects of Task and Task Interpretation on Learning through Writing.

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Penrose, Ann M. – Written Communication, 1992

Explores the assumption that writing is a way to learn by examining the influence of task interpretation on writing and studying as learning aids. Finds that task interpretation and the nature of the material to be learned are important mediating variables in the relationship between writing and learning. (PRA)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Study Skills, Writing (Composition)

Becoming a Writer: A Documentary Account.

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Himley, Margaret – Written Communication, 1988

Documents a seven-year-old child's early activities as a writer from the perspective of (1) intentionality, (2) conditions and production, (3) learning strategies, (4) composing patterns in other semiotic activities, (5) availability, and (6) literacy community, and attempts to analyze those activities through narrative, explication and argument.…

Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Discovery Processes, Learning Processes